A Connecticut judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit filed by the families of some of the 26 young children and adults killed at the Sandy Hook Elementary school in 2012, saying the maker of the rifle used in the attack had “broad immunity” under federal law.

The Justice Department has decided not to pursue criminal prosecution of an Environmental Protection Agency employee involved in a massive mine-waste spill in Colorado’s Animas River last year, according to the agency that investigated the employee’s role in the spill.

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